Germany might be able to teach us something about how to educate students.

Germany shows that a college education isn't the most important thing to become a functioning contributor to society.

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Our friends in Germany knowâ€”as we shouldâ€”that some students are bored by traditional studies; some donâ€™t have the aptitude for college; some would rather work with their hands; and some are unhappy at home and just need to get away. They realize that everyone wonâ€™t benefit from college, but they can still be successful and contribute to society.

Americans often see such students as victims. Germans see these students as potential assets who might one day shine if theyâ€™re matched with the right vocation. And it has a system in placeâ€”a partnership of employers and unions with governmentâ€”to do the matching and provide the necessary training.

As a result of this system, few Germans find themselves unemployable. The youth unemployment rate, for example, was just 7.7 percent in February, well below that of the U.S. (16.2 percent officially, excluding those who have dropped out of the labor market) and the euro zone as a whole (23.9 percent). Overall unemployment in Germany was just 5.4 percent in February.

you are an astonishing retard...most public schools have eliminated these programs because if one little kid gets a paper cut the school gets sued...

has nothing to do with partnerships...so instead of getting this knowledge "for free" (I know you love that,) kids who want to work in these fields have to pay to attend private courses...

there is a bunch of money (again, bad word) to be made in the skilled trades... but we don't teach it anymore, and that's fucked

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You look dumber with every post. There is a vocational high school near me. Students can choose this school if they want to learn a trade. They would be better suited though if the industry partnered up with the school to take them and give them real world experience.